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Does anyone else hate how everyone is trying to make money all the time? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by marcie@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I had to deal with some guy at work trying to do some tiktok video and including me in it so I could complement his side gig or some shit (and likely only including me because women get views). And if I complain too much about being included in their grift everyone will shit on me for being a karen or for not helping him with it. Jesus fucking christ, I hate people that try to constantly plaster their face and name on everything to make money. Fuck youtubers, fuck tiktok, fuck ads, stop stealing peoples work for a quick buck 'by doing commentary', leave me the fuck alone

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[–] marcie@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

ive done a channel before (like 10 years ago) just to anonymously post things i like and after a certain point a corporation began giving me free stuff on the condition i hock their shit all the time. that lost all of the magic for me and it made none of it fun anymore.

i kinda wish i could just live a very basic life, simple food, simple place to stay, and do free shit for people all the time as my whims demand. but the world isnt structured for that.

[–] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

I hope it didn't come across as critical of content creators, I think I was just trying to share this sense of... icky lol. I believe genuine creators exist and aren't just trying to make a quick buck :)

To the second part, strongly agreed. I just wanted to enjoy simple things and not have to produce all the time

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago

Why would that take the fun out of it? Just tell them no.

Just like this coworker. Just tell him no. "I'm not helping you with your side hustle man, find someone else."

[–] Emily@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 6 days ago

I had a youtube channel for a few years in the early 2010s and had the same experience. I got extremely uncomfortable once people started giving me free game keys and started requesting ad reads. I ghosted my channel and eventually deleted it, but now I wish I had made a final video or something talking about the experience and why I didn't want to participate anymore.